AkinfeAyo's blog

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Today is June 3. Another historic day in the narrative of mankind. It was on this day in 1934 that Dr Frederick Banting, a 32 year old Canadian medical doctor, the co-discoverer of insulin, was knighted by King George V. I think it important for Nigerians to know that Dr Banting shared the Nobel Prize honours and award money with his colleague, Dr Charles Best who he worked with. How many Naija people have this mindset?

FORMER Imo State governor Rochas Okorocha has been the victim of an armed attack after hoodlum invaded his private residence at Ogboko in Ideato South Local Government Area and ransacked the premises.

FORMER Super Eagles skipper Austin Jay-Jay Okocha has appeared before an Aberdeen Sheriff Court to face money laundering allegations after police charged him with aiding and abetting the illegal transfer of cash within and outside the UK.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has praised the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for the impact it is having on the economies of Nigeria and other African nations through the Islamic Development Bank (IDB).

KOGI State's impending gubernatorial elections taking place on November 16 have taken a fresh dramatic twist after Senator Dino Melaye announced his candidacy yesterday revealing that he will seek the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) governorship ticket.

NIGERIAN-born world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has suffered the first ever defeat of his boxing career during his US debut when he got beaten my Mexican challenger Andy Ruiz as Madison Square Gardens yesterday.

By Ayo Akinfe 

(1) Over the last few weeks, this matter of Fulanis kidnapping passengers on motorways across Nigeria has assumed alarming proportions. It is no longer just armed robbery but is now becoming something of an industry in which a private army is taking over the country’s expressways

EKITI housewife Amaka Nwafor has told an Ado-Ekiti Customary Court that her husband was having a sexual relationship with a mad woman who came to him seeking deliverance and special prayers.

YORUBA pan-cultural group Afenifere leader Chief Ayo Adebanjo has warned that Nigeria risks disintegrating in 2023 if the southeast geo-political zone is not allowed to produce the next president.

NIGERIA Police Force (NPF) commanders have revealed that they are not aware of President Muhammadu Buhari issuing an executive order revoking firearm licences nationwide.